Town Hall · Tracy

Tracy, CA town hall & government

Tracy spent $273.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,810 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tracy's government.

Town budget

Where Tracy's money goes

Spent
$273.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,810
typical California cities: $2,964
Long-term debt
$252.6 million
$2,596 per resident
Sewer & trash
$55.7 million20%
Police
$49.9 million18%
Administration & buildings
$39 million14%
Parks & libraries
$31.5 million12%
Water & other utilities
$19.4 million7%
Fire
$17 million6%
Roads & transportation
$14 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10.4 million4%
Interest on debt
$7.2 million3%
Health & welfare
$2.7 million1%
Other
$26.7 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tracy

Full-time staff
406
75 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$128,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
95
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
144 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
39 full-time24 part
Parks & libraries
18 full-time41 part
Water & other utilities
38 full-time
Roads & transportation
29 full-time
Sewer & trash
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
119 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tracy Unified School District

Tracy's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,044
California: $21,206
Students
13,846
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$130.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $18,044 per pupil, $10,500 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Tracy: Jefferson Elementary School District ($12,742 per pupil) · Lammersville Joint Unified School District ($13,047 per pupil) · Banta Unified School District ($37,819 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tracy pay

Typical tax bill
$5,555
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$699,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Tracy's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.tracy.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tracy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tracy

Tracy is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Josh Harder. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Tracy's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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